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A body attached to one end of a string performs motion along a vertical circle. Its centripetal acceleration, when the string is horizontal, will be [ $\mathrm{g}$ = acceleration due to gravity]
PhysicsMotion In Two DimensionsMHT CETMHT CET 2021 (23 Sep Shift 1)
Options:
  • A zero
  • B 5g
  • C 3g
  • D g
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 3g
When string is horizontal its speed is given by
$$
\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{V}=\sqrt{3 \mathrm{gr}} \\
& \text { Centripetal acceleration }=\frac{\mathrm{V}^2}{\mathrm{r}}=3 \mathrm{~g}
\end{aligned}
$$

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